Building first large scale commercial e-methanol facility moving forward

Efforts are moving forward on building the world´s first large-scale commercial e-Methanol production facility to be located in southern Denmark. The timing of the project is being coordinated to the scheduled delivery of Maersk’s large dual-fuel methanol ready containerships with the production of the fuel scheduled to start in the second half of 2023. Last

Celsius books methanol-ready feeder boxships in China

Denmark’s Celsius is pressing forward with its fleet renewal plan, having placed an order for two methanol-ready feeder containerships at Penglai Jinglu Ship Industry in China. The 3,000 teu newbuilds, expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2023, will be in full compliance with EEDI Phase III and CII until 2030. No price

Methanol Institute welcomes TotalEnergies as new member

The Methanol Institute represents the world’s leading producers, distributors, and technology companies. Founded in 1989 in Washington, it now has five offices around the world in Singapore, Washington, Beijing, Brussels, and Delhi. TotalEnergies Marine Fuels is TotalEnergies’ dedicated business unit in charge of worldwide bunkering activities. In line with the ambition of reaching net-zero emissions

Indian Scientists develop unique way to produce 99.99% pure hydrogen fuel

Indian Scientists have developed a unique way to produce 99.99% pure hydrogen fuel from methanol-water mixture—which uses only one-third of the electricity required in water electrolysis. The Indian scientists developed a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) to produce hydrogen at a low temperature of 25-60 degrees Celsius through the ECRM process. The hydrogen thus produced is

Wartsila hits methanol milestone with first newbuild engine order

The technology group Wartsila has received its first order for newbuild methanol-fuelled engines. A new Offshore Wind Installation Vessel (WIV) being built for Dutch contracting company Van Oord at Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard in China will be powered by five Wärtsilä 32 engines capable of operating with methanol. The order, which includes the methanol fuel

SDTR Marine joins SDARI and ABS on methanol-fuelled bulker design

An 85,000 dwt methanol-fuelled bulk carrier has been designed in a joint development project between Singapore-based shipowner SDTR Marine, American class society ABS, and the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI). Under the partnership, SDTR supplied operational data and SDARI developed the design with ABS support and review. ABS also provided an analysis

Ørsted to acquire 45% stake in FlagshipONE from Liquid Wind AB

Ørsted, a Danish leading operator of offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants, will acquire 45 percent stake in FlagshipONE e-methanol project from Liquid Wind AB, a Swedish circular carbon energy company with focus on bringing renewable methanol to the market at scale. FlagshipONE is a late-stage development project

Could green methanol be what China needs to reach netzero?

Methanol produced with solar and wind energy is a clean and cheap alternative fuel that could slash China’s emissions by as much as 80 percent. As the largest global emitter of greenhouse gases, China’s efforts to mitigate climate change are constantly under scrutiny. Its recent promise to reach peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and

BHEL’s Coal to Methanol (CTM) plant dedicated to nation

As part of the ongoing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, Hon’ble Union Minister for Heavy Industries, Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey dedicated India’s first, BHEL-built Coal to Methanol (CTM) pilot plant, to the Nation. Dr Nalin Shinghal, CMD, BHEL, Shri Jeetendra Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Functional Directors on the Board of BHEL and

MPC Capital orders green methanol-ready boxships

Hamburg-based asset and investment manager MPC Capital, together with partners, has ordered four container vessels at South Korean shipyard Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Group (HHIC). In October 2021, Hanjin Heavy said it secured a KRW 310.5 billion (about $261.8 million) order for the construction of the four containerships. However, back then, it did not